Every year so far people ask…Will you please do the Juki again this year?…. so here it is AGAIN!โฆ..by popular demand…and read for something we have never been able offer before at the end of this post!
Now I know we pretty much all have a sewing machineโฆor two or three or even moreโฆBut I just have to talk about the sewing machine I use 99% of the timeโฆIt is my #1 Needful thingโฆMost of you probably have never heard of Jukiโฆso let me just say they are not new to the marketโฆJuki is well known in the garment industry and are mostly industrial machines. I think I have had a Juki for about 9 years nowโฆI also own 2 Berninas, 1060 and a 1530, and a couple of featherweightsโฆone black and one white. I confess this to you so you also know what I am comparing to and you all know I teach all across the country and have stitched on many machines.
I bought the Juki with the intention to use it as a second machine to have set up for machine quilting my little quilts, and also so I didnโt have to change the walking foot from my regular foot on my Berninaโฆthat would have been nice, right?โฆJuki has entered the quilt world with a semi-industrial machine for quilters. Here are a few of the features that the Juki machines haveโฆall metalโฆno plastic bobbins, no plastic feet, comes with all sorts of feet including 2 free motion feet and a walking foot, a larger 9โณ opening between the body and the arm, so machine quilting would be easier to handle. It has a nice extension table, this is nice for retreats, I have it embedded in my table usually. The machine ONLY stitches straight. Now this might be an issue for some, but I was only going to use this for machine quiltingโฆThe fact that it only stitches straight is actually a plusโฆnice tension all the time, single hole throat plate . It holds large cones as well as regular threadโฆIt has an automatic thread cutter, automatic needle threader , knee lift and stitches 1500 stitches per minute or something like that, in other words it is FAST.
After stitching on this machine and using it. I did not want to stitch on anything else. It โpiecesโ beautifullyโฆI didnโt have to hang on to my threads at the start, the feed dogs are nice and close together and fed my little pieces in nicely. Having the single hole meant my piecing wasnโt sucked down into that oblong holeโฆ and againโฆI could stitch, cut my thread with my foot(or there is a button, but I like my hands free to hold on to my patches) knee lift my presser foot and be on to the next thingโฆI especially love piecing triangle paper on the Juki for all the reasons I just statedโฆNow I know being fast really should not be an issue, right? We want to be accurate! But let me tell you, if I am stitching strips, borders or you name itโฆfast is handyโฆI tried going back to my โregularโ machine to piece onโฆit was almost painful!!! Just shoot meโฆI loan this machine at The Gathering, but it comes with a warningโฆif you stitch with it you WILL be going home with it! I think only one person didnโt buy one after she stitched on it for a weekendโฆlolโฆThey also have updated the Juki recentlyโฆI have a TL98Q, now they make a TL2010 Q1, they have updated to an LED lightโฆthey have added a Turtle and a Hare button, if you want to control how fast it can goโฆand they changed the foot pedal, a bitโฆI love my 98 and the features they added do not make a difference to meโฆso I am keeping my 98.
Here is the only con to my Jukiโฆit is heavyโฆbut it is all metal! You canโt have metal parts and it be light!โฆI think of it like todayโs featherweight-but it is not light. Anyone can work on a Jukiโฆit is a basic machine, it has no computerโฆit just needs to be oiled and used and it is happy!
So if you are ever in the market for a machine, please check out the Jukiโs and you can read all the technical words I should have used to explain it. They now have a presence at the larger quilt shows and will soon come out with a long arm, that will be most reasonably priced. I do sell the Juki 2010Q1 at my storeโฆI could sell other machines but remember what I said, I only sell what I useโฆtherefore I sell the Jukiโs. I am placing the Juki 2010Qi on sale now until the end of the year at a special of $899-(yesโฆnot a typo) including shipping. This is a great deal. We will order more for this same price as long as you order before the end of the year. JUKI In 2014 they will go back to $999.00 still a great price when you think about what you all get with this machine! Please allow a few weeks for deliveryโฆwe will not charge your card until we are shipping it. Click HERE to order a machine
Last year we sold almost…50 machines…If we make it to 50 this year…one of you who purchases will get theirs FREE!!! Those odds are pretty good!!!
I will update you with numbers at the end of the year…I hope we sell 50 and I hope you WIN yours!!! ย Tomorrow Santa will post ALL the WINNERS for all the posts but this one unless we make it to 50 in one day! ย but otherwise I will post the winner of the sewing machine on NEW YEARS DAY!
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and Holiday season…Lisa and the Staff of Primitive Gatherings
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